UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7487

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7487

    Published: 14 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7487
    Aliases:
    USN-3344-1
    USN-3344-2
    USN-3404-1

    Summary:

    Details: The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7487, https://git.kernel.org/linus/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3344-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3344-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3406-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3404-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3404-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3406-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7487

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-129.178

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High